7/4/2023 0 Comments Ascent of mt carmelThe Arabs know Carmel as the Mountain of Holy Elijah. It sits, as well, at the head of Valley of Jezreel, also known as the Valley of Megiddo. Carmel overlooks the Mediterranean and the city and harbor of what is today Haifa, Israel. The wearing by others of a miniature version of the Carmelite Scapular, known simply as “the Brown Scapular” from the color of their habit, has come to mean being joined spiritually with them in accepting the Blessed Mother’s love, devoting oneself to the spirituality of the Carmelites, and trusting that Our Lady will protect them in life and at their death.Īs a physical place, Mt. She said to him, “This is a privilege for you and the order: whoever dies wearing the Scapular will be saved.” Simon Stock, a Prior of the Carmelites, giving him the Brown Scapular. The 13th century, however, was a time of persecution for the Carmelites, and, in the midst of this trial, on Jthe Blessed Virgin appeared to St. And there, in the 12th century, the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin of Mt. There, also, Christian hermits persisted in prayer. Mount Carmel has been a place of prayer and closeness to God since the time of the prophet Elijah in the 10th century before Christ (cf.
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